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Date: July 1, 2007
From: Cindi Dawson
I Just Want To Help
Dear friend,
You know that feeling in the pit of your stomach when you’re in bed, totally asleep, and suddenly the phone rings? You look at the clock… 4:17 am… you think, “I hope this is a wrong number because no one would be calling at this hour unless it was bad news.”
It wasn’t a wrong number.
It was my sister… “Just wanted to let you know… don’t worry… she’s stable now… heart attack… resting comfortably… Daddy is hanging in there… a few more days in the hospital for observation… probability of open-heart surgery…”
My heart was pounding, my breathing was erratic, sort of dizzy, trying not to cry, trying to listen and think ahead at the same time… I was so confused I kept asking, “What?” I’ve never been that afraid.
When I finally hung up the phone, a kind of numbness came over me. I wanted to cry but I couldn’t. No chance of going back to sleep. So many thoughts racing through my mind. So many questions. So much unfinished business. Memories, plans, unanswered questions. But at least for the time being, my mother was stable.
But the questions didn’t stop. What should I do now? Who could I find to give me some straightforward answers? How could I help her and my Dad in the months and years to come?
I needed answers… NOW
Hi. My name is Cindi Dawson. You probably don’t know me. But that’s all right because who I am is not as important as what I do.
Planning and research are two of my favorite things. If I don’t know WHY something happens, I search for an answer until I finally find it. Sometimes this has been a little overbearing for my friends and family but most of the time it has been more positive than negative. But what does this have to do with you?
I’m a baby boomer who has aging parents just like you. And I care about them just like you. I care about their safety. I care about their health. I care about their longevity. I want them with me as long as possible. And so do you. So when my phone rang in the middle of the night, I wanted… no, I NEEDED to know how I could help them. Don’t you feel the same way?
But as I started my research I realized several important things. The answers I needed were in fragments… one piece here, another answer there… a third website had a list of resources—more places to explore and learn. The more I searched, the larger the puzzle became.
If you’re a baby boomer who has received a “wake-up call” and you have been searching for answers, this has probably happened to you as well. There is no “one” definitive source where you can find all the information you need. Yes, I found some good resources—websites, forums, newsletters, even organizations who could tell me bits and pieces. But it took forever. And who has forever… especially when you’re working against time?
So frustrating! When you ...

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